Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dallas vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary
Dallas is 43.5% more expensive than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.9% more in Dallas
- Groceries
-
pay 13.8% less in Dallas
- Transportation
-
pay 36.2% more in Dallas
- Housing
-
pay 40.7% more in Dallas
- Childcare
-
pay 3.0 times more in Dallas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.6% more in Dallas
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4% more in Dallas
The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Dallas are more expensive than in Aruba. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Dallas.
Dallas vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dallas instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
AWG30.60
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
AWG3.34
|
$2.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
AWG3.29
|
$2.25
|
|
Aruba vs. Dallas - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.8% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
AWG6.12
|
$3.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.12
AWG20.03
|
$6.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
AWG14.34
|
$3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.41
AWG9.74
|
$4.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AWG6.49
|
$5.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.41
AWG4.34
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
AWG2.09
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
AWG4.69
|
$1.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
AWG2.54
|
$1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.42
|
|
Aruba vs. Dallas - Cost of groceries
pay 36.2% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$3.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
AWG54.00
|
$94.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,095.70
AWG46,972.26
|
$36,755.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.03
AWG86.45
|
$16.92
|
|
Aruba vs. Dallas - Cost of transportation
pay 40.7% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.50
AWG155.71
|
$71.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,669.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.96
AWG1,774.72
|
$1,536.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$195.56
AWG352.01
|
$170.25
|
|
Aruba vs. Dallas - Cost of housing
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
AWG495.00
|
$1,151.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,223.55
AWG23,802.39
|
$24,380.00
|
|
Aruba vs. Dallas - Cost of childcare
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$5.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.11
AWG149.60
|
$45.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.47
AWG22.44
|
$14.75
|
|
Aruba vs. Dallas - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
AWG99.00
|
$55.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.85
AWG104.14
|
$48.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.41
AWG205.93
|
$110.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$130.88
|
|
Aruba vs. Dallas - Cost of clothing
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